Download or read book How to Build Wealth with Your 401(k) written by Steve Merritt and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: -- Step-by-step worksheets show even the beginning investor how to make a 401(k) investment plan based on the way their plan is structured and on the performance of each investment. -- Specific examples show how to get hundreds of thousands of dollars more from a 401(k) investment.How to get make an additional $973,787 thanks entirely to the benefit of tax deferment. -- How an employer match of 50 percent can mean an additional $438,166. -- How to make $568,022 more by starting early rather than starting a few years later and contributing three times as much. -- How a person in their early twenties can build a $2 million nest egg. -- An alternative to variable annuities shows how to add an extra $1 million to a 401(k) account. -- One simple procedure shows how to save hundreds of thousands of dollars in rollover tax penalties. -- Investment fundamentals are expanded to include four calculations routinely used by the experts but never explained to real-life investors. -- Reading level assumes the reader is new to investing. Technical terms are simplified and there are 33 charts and tables to liven up the text. -- Index, glossary and appendix of information sources make it easy to pinpoint specific topics, look up definitions and find related material. -- Explains how to perform four simple calculations routinely used by the experts but rarely explained to real-life investors. No other personal finance book on the market reveals these tools and they are absolutely essential to the success of an investor! Future Value Calculations Determine the amount of savings you must have today in order to generate the account value you want when you retire. PresentValue Calculations Estimate what your current savings will be worth at the end of a given number of years. Benchmarking Evaluate and compare the performance of investments in concrete, measurable terms. Average annual rate of return, Compare the performance of investments over the span of several years in common terms. -- Shows the reader how to make an investment plan for their own 401(k) assets. This is the only book that individualizes the process.